Wintel Engineer (VMWare, Citrix, SharePoint, Windows)
Location: US, PA, Mechanicsburg
Department: Logistics

Company profile:
With more than 14 years experience providing IT solutions and services to organizations large and small across verticals, the management team brings both a wealth of market expansion capability and technological understanding. SanVista’s team brings evaluative experience to not only organizational needs, but also to potential partners. The company excels at building, integrating, and recommending solutions and providing support around data management. The ability to “synchronize resources” across the organization enables greater productivity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Transcending traditional vanilla business intelligence, SanVista focuses on practical, non-complicated solutions that create actionable results.Mission &amp; ValueOur focus is on achieving business results for our clients by optimising their processes, IT and operating model.We provide consulting services to our clients enabled by management and technology capabilities.We help our clients realise their goals by applying our deep industry and functional expertise to understand and address their specific needs.Our consultants are passionate and highly engaged with a pragmatic yet innovative mindset.Our CultureEverything we do is Passion drivenWe live by our values.Commitment to our clients and our people.Excellence in all our work.Teaming to achieve greater results.We strive to develop our people.Our DistinctionWe help clients make transformation real by delivering measurable and sustainable results:We listen, understand and adapt to our clients' needsWe help our clients implement strategies through operational focusWe combine management and technology capabilities to achieve the full value potential

Job description:
Senior Windows EngineerDuration: Long TermLocation: Mechanicsburg, PAVisa Accepted: UC, GC, EAD Interview Process: Phone + F2FJob Description:The primary purpose of this role is to administer and provide high quality technical support in the Windows server environment as well as other commercial infrastructure and software components.  This includes internal systems as well as those which are customer facing.   This role functions as the system administrator for Wintel platforms including:  server builds, operating system upgrades, patches, backups, application monitoring, documentation and general administration tasks.  Role will routinely interface with project managers, database administrators, application developers, end users and customers.We are looking for a self starter with a positive attitude that enjoys supporting and helping others.

Requirements:
Required Skills/Experience: Education Bachelor of Science degree (EE, CS, etc.)Candidates without a Bachelor’s degree will NOT be considered Certifications/Key Experience (One or more required):MicrosoftVMWareCitrixSharePointTechnologyTen (10) years of experience with Windows Server 2003/2008 in a large scale Data Center environment with in depth knowledge of:Performance monitoringActive Directory and Group Policy ObjectsTerminal serverMicrosoft Distributed File System (DFS)Patch managementBackup managementCitrixFive (5) years of experience with VMWare and SAN technologiesRecent experience with Windows clustering, Microsoft SQL and Microsoft IISThorough understanding and experience with WSUSUnderstanding of TCP/IP and LAN/WAN connectivityExperience with enterprise class system security requirements and server hardening practicesComprehensive experience with disaster recovery preparedness and recovery exercisesAbility to establish and maintain Windows architecture best practices, including procedures, templates, and relevant documentation Communications, Projects, Policies &amp; Procedures Plans, directs and co-ordinates the efforts of vendors and internal stakeholders in the development, deployment and management of technical solutions and other projects supporting the division and regionSupports executive reporting through the creation of presentations, proposals and other documentsPrepares and presents service level updates and status reports on Projects, Wintel Issues, Budgets, etc.Experienced and effective ability to propose, refine and implement project standards, policies and proceduresUnderstands and promotes key IT processes (ex. Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, Configuration Management, Service Level Management, Capacity Management, etc.)Proficiency with MS Office products (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio &amp; Project)                                   Vendor &amp; Customer Management Manages the selection, purchase and installation of Windows devices, applications and related systemsNegotiates and manages vendor agreements, contracts and major expendituresMeets with vendors to discuss and address infrastructure problems, projects and administrative issuesManages service levels through the creation and implementation of standards, policies and procedures Preferred Skills/Experience: ITIL &amp; PMP certificationsTouch typing Expectations: Superior written and verbal communication skillsStrong interpersonal skills and ability to work well within a teamProvide on-call support and customer service 24x7x365 as needed (via Laptop, cell phone, home phone, etc.)Remain professional, positive and patient at all timesDetail oriented and committed to meeting deadlinesMust be flexible, dependable and able to multi-taskSolve problems quickly and effectivelyStay calm in high risk, high pressure situationsThrive in a fast-paced environmentMaintain shift/schedule flexibilityStay abreast of current technological developments/trendsAbility to think on your feet and maintain service levels at all timesAbility to have fun in a hectic environment and put customer needs first10% travel in support of site, regional and managerial priorities Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee must periodically lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

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